Brake-beam fulcrum



Feb. 20, 1923. Y 1,446,042

' W. C. HEDGCOCK BRAKEBEAM FULGRUM Filed Augfs, lzl 2 sheets-shawl Feb. 20, 1923. L44642 W. C. HEDGCOCK BRAKE BEAM nFULCRUM Filed Aug. 8, 1921 2 sheets-sheet ,2

15 1/ /621 12 10 lf'z] raaarea renzaiezs. y i' E@ para r; f sr staar if 'i WILLIAM o. HEDGcooK, or CHICAGO. rnnrivorsessrsnon. To AMERICAN rounnarns; or cercado, Immers, A conronrirron or nnwmasnr;

Baena-nnen rULceM. p .application sied august s, 192i. serial ne. 4941504."

Toallwzjom t may concern: l elevation and top plan view respectively, Be i known that I, WrLLIAM C. HEDG- showing a moditiedtype ofatt'achment 55 Coon. a citizen of theUnited States, residmeans for a center suspension hanger; and ing at Chicago, inthe county of Cook and, Figures' 9' and 10 are fragmentarytop v ftateoil Illinois,` have invented certain'new plan ,views respectively, of `r-brake'beam nd usei'ul "Improvements in Brake-Beam iulcrum showing different modified mea-ns" pucmms, .of which the following is a specifor attaching a tension frod saddle 'to the 60 (Ration i f vmain body portion 'ot' theffulc'rumf This invention relates to brake beam 'fu'l-v TheA variousn'ovel' features of the -inven` l() @Puma j tion wi-ll be apparent fromA `the-:toll wing .The traderequires'brake beam ulcrum's,v description and drawings and will be parthe tension rod saddles ofwhich varies yconticu'larly pointed out in 4the'depended dgimg f 65 siderably in shape and dimensions both with Referring to the figures ofthe drawings;v and withoutlugs or attachment means for a i vit will be noted thatfth'e main body portion l5 center'suspension hanger. The main body 10 of. thefulcrum is in the form of a single 1 portion of the fulcrum', however, Aremains strip'of metal'bentat its middle point 1l,v

substantially the same. Accordingly, the forming spaced arms 12for the reception 70 manufacture of fulcrums can be ygreatly simof a brake Vbeam leverfwhichmay be pivoted f plied by Aproviding a standard ulcrum. tothe arms by af pivot pin, not shownfrebody portion and attaching thereto tension ceived'inthe pm openings 13. The arms 12 rod saddles oit' the various types required. are offset angularly withrespectto the rear Preferably the main'body portion of the portions 14 of the armswhich terminate in 'l fulcrlum is made in one piece of forging Y laterally extending feet y1 5 vwhereby the fulmaterial, 'which is amply strong for all crum` may be secured to theromprlessionv 2,5 service requirements, and-which it unavoid- `member of the brake' beam."

ably deformed in service may be easily re-y In all of the gures of the drawings itA formed. will be noted that `the curved end'll` of the 80 One object of the invention is to provide a fulcrum is. provided with an aperture 16 brake beam Julcrum in which different types through which a rivet may; extend ,for atof tension rod saddle members may be seytachingfthe tensio-nrod saddle tothe main cured to the main body portion of the fulportion of. the brake beam fulcrum. i

crum in a manner to meet all the requireeferring particularly to Figures 1 and 27785 ments of service conditions. v of'the'drawings it will be'note'd that a ten? Another object is to provide a simple, du" sion rod saddle 17 is provided with' curved rable andV en'icient brake beam fulcrum in rearwardly extending wings orbearingp'orwhich the partsco-operate to produce the tions 18 which embrace'and conform to the.. best results. curved portion 11 `of th These and other objects are accomplished tiony ofjthe` fulcrum 10 for retaining "the e main bodypor-*90 by means of the arrangements disclosedon saddle 17 against any tendency toward ro"` i 40 the accompanying sheets of drawings, in tation on the main fulcrum body portion 10; v which- This also insures the center lineof the rod" ff Figure .1 is a top plan view of a brake vsaddle iitting at the proper angle vin rela- 95p. I

beam fulcrum embodying my invention; tionwith the angular center lineof vthe l f Figure 2 is a side eleva-tion of thesame; lever slot between the arms 12. In comico- Figure 3 is a front elevation ofthe same tion with the arrangement `shown in .Figs

fulcrum; ures 1 and 2`the saddle is-provided with a 'Figure 4 is a sectional view taken in the depressed portion or pocket )19 forthere- '10Q plane of line--lof Figure 2; ception ofthe head -20 ot' a rivet which er;` i

yFigures 5 and 6 are a fragmentary side tends through the aligned openings 1 6 and elevation and top plan view respectively of v21 in the body portion l10of the fulcrumy a brake beam fulcrum showing a tension rod and the saddle 17, the inner head 22 of the f seat having hanger attachment means; rivet being upset .to rigidly secure'the parts 105 l i Figures 7 and V8 are a fragmentary side together? as shown. With the 'rivet head2() ,20 and the teneioii tod iooated in the pocket 19 tiieie is no engagei'nent oi' inte'iieienee between tbe rivet head which occupies the tension rod Seat 23 ot the saddle 17.

Precisely the same arrangement is shown in Figures 5 and 6 with the exception that the tension iod saddle is provided with upstanding lugs Qt for the Center suspension heiipgei', y

In Figui-es 7 and 8 a fui-ther modiied form of teneion iod saddle 25 is shown provided witbv lugs 526 tot attachment of :t center Suspension banggjei'.

En Figure 9 tbe seme zuizmgesiieiit as Shown in Figuieg 'l and Q iieepectiveiy. is disoiosed with tbe exception that the rivet 2( is ii'oimed iii'egfgizdiy with the tension i'od ,saddle :md evt is throw-o "be opening '29 in the body @ottimi of the uloiuii and is tbeii upset to 'toim o ui'ing, bood 30.

In Figure 'l0 u ,fiiitbeii m diication shown in Wi'iieby a. tension i'ofL Saddie 31 is piovided with am integi'z'diy formed pio- 'jeotion 32 witii portions 3E which may be bent o'vei to seeui'e the saddle 2hY to the moin body portion of the 'uici'omi not Shown.

attachment oif it ulcrum comprising e form of' a Stip of metal bent intermediate its ends to pifo` vide a Yfounded ioiit end and means Where by one of o plurality of separate tension rod seddies ot different designs may be seemed to said iounded frontend.

2. A brake beam' iiioiumv comprising a main body poition iii the foi-m of oy Strip of iixetai bent iiiteiiiiediate its ende to Yoim two parallel eims between which a brake ievei' may be mounted`r :li 'separate tension rod saddle bmfiiijgj a bearing surface oonoming; to the beiit end ot the main body poitioii to pievent )rotation o? the Sddie on said moin body poiltioio,v zuid means for securing said saddle to said main body portion.

Signed at Chicago, ilinois, this 2nd day of mguet, 1921.

WiLLiiiM o. Hisoooooit. 

